GTS

The documentation you need will be in the VIN number.

VIN should begin with the letters THGT

Larry

I was told there should also be a small tag behind booster with a 3000 etc numbered plate.

I am unsure what you mean by a “small plate behind the booster”.

The only full VIN number stamped into the actual body of a Pantera is located on the top of the pedal box. It is not a plate, it is stamped/embossed into the actual chassis metal.

there is an aluminum plate pop riveted above the VIN that has a cut out section leaving the stamped VIN visible.

“3000 etc” tag …… I have been in the deTomaso  family for over 20 years and I have absolutely zero knowledge or idea of what this is referencing

Have you used the search function on this forum? There is a wealth of previously posted information that will be of help for you in your search.

Larry

I am curious as to why you are seeking a GTS model? Aside from the cosmetic differences they are no different than the other Ford Panteras sold at that time.

I believe common thought is there were approximately 150 that actually received the GT as part of the VIN

Larry

This was a reply on BAT on one that was for awhile back. I’ve had Jerry from PI tell me the same.

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As I said in my first reply. The verification you need is the VIN number stamped into the pedal box, not on a plastic tag BSN attached with pop rivets.

The BSN that Mike Drew refers - and the 3000 etc plate you wrote of - is stamped onto a plastic tag that is pop riveted to the car.

it is something that you would WANT to see on a genuine GTS, but like the clock, the emblems and the flares, it can be added to a regular car at a later date.

Larry

Ok, so all that does add up to a true GTS. If anyone has one they are wanting to sell contact me.
816-506-3003 text or call

I assume you are talking about the US GTS, not the "real" Europe GTS which was more powerful, had leather seats, etc... ?

Iam up for looking at either!

European Pantera's have no identifier in the VIN and no Marty reports, so it's harder to verify unless paperwork is available, but if you look at the for sale ads they pretty much all left the factory as GTS!

I didn’t know that.
probably better I stick with a US Model !

Looks like I just missed several that sold just before I posted this !
There has to be more out there ??😊

If you get lucky, there is a super-rare version known as a 'GTS/Gr-3' sold only in Europe. They were actually a street legal racecar that the factory made class legal for Gr-3 racing. And like all other Euro GTS cars, there were no special badges, markings etc but they did have their own Supplemental Factory Parts Catalogue with a 6 or 8-point factory roll cage, the famous 10" x 15" magnesium Campy rear wheels, repositioned a-arm pickups, Weber carbs, another 50 hp etc. They also have their own Registry run out of Sweden. Around 40 known to exist (one in CA, one in Br. Columbia, the rest scattered around Europe) but back in the day, you could order the parts and build one at home that would be internationally race-legal. Expensive but street licensable in the US!

Something new everyday ! Lol  ! I’d be happy to find a fairly nice original GTS here in the states !

But why a GTS? As lf-tp2511 said the US GTS have nothing better than the others apart from a few aesthetic details